Waverly woman charged with marijuana, paraphernalia possession
Sayre Borough Police charged Molly R. Gentile, 21, of Waverly, with possession or distribution of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia after a traffic stop on May 6, according to Sayre police.
Police said while running speed enforcement, they observed a female, later identified as Gentile, driving with no hands on the wheel while holding and attempting to light a glass bowl.
Police stopped Gentile, who admitted to trying to light a pipe filled with marijuana, police said.
Gentile passed a field sobriety test and police retrieved a glass bowl containing a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana as well as a plastic bag containing a green leafy substance and a green grinder containing marijuana, police said.
According to police, the substance tested positive for marijuana and weighed approximately 4 grams.
Gentile has been issued a summons to appear before Magisterial District Judge Michael Shaw on June 23 for her preliminary hearing.
Multiple charges filed against Lockwood, N.Y. man
Sayre Borough Police filed several charges against Bryan Richard Benninger, 23, of Lockwood, N.Y., after witnessing a vehicle cut off another at the Spring Street Dandy Mini Mart in Sayre, according to Sayre police.
On May 6, police saw a car pull into the Dandy Mini Mart parking lot at a high rate of speed and subsequently cut off another vehicle heading north on Spring Street, police said.
Police approached the car and asked the driver, later identified as Benninger, why he was going so fast.
When speaking with Benninger, police noticed an odor of burnt marijuana in the vehicle, police said.
Benninger did not provide police with proof of registration or insurance, police said,
Benninger told police he smoked marijuana in the car the day before, but he still had a pipe in the vehicle, which police found along with several empty blunt wrappers, police said.
Police also found a smoked blunt containing a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana in the ashtray, police said.
Benninger was charged with possession or distribution of a small amount of marijuana, paraphernalia possession, operating a vehicle without financial responsibility, driving with required registration and title certificate, operating a vehicle following suspension of registration, operating a vehicle without an official inspection certificate, and operating a vehicle with unapproved tires.
Benninger has been issued a summons to appear before Magisterial District Judge Michael Shaw on June 30 for his preliminary hearing.
Theft at Advanced Auto Parts
Christopher Martin Travis, 27, of Burlington was charged by state police with theft by deception, receiving stolen property and making false reports to law enforcement relating to an April 5 incident at Advanced Auto Parts in Wysox Township.
According to police, Travis made a fraudulent purchase from the auto parts store under an account named "KC Automotive" that totalled $301.98.
Travis then later attempted to receive a cash refund for the items, police said.
Travis has been sent a summons to appear before Magisterial District Judge Fred Wheaton at 3:45 p.m. on June 2 for a preliminary hearing.
Wyalusing man charged
Matthew Vangorder, 20, of Wyalusing has been charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, endangering the welfare of children, recklessly endangering another person and underage possession of alcohol relating to an April 11 incident on Taylor Avenue in Wyalusing Borough.
According to police, Vangorder was involved in an incident that involved an overdose of a 13-year-old female who was flown to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville by helicopter to receive treatment.
Police investigating the incident found Vangorder with two other juveniles and a 2-month-old child. The two juveniles and Vangorder were found to be under the influence of a type of depressant drug, police said.
After obtaining consent to search the residence, police found synthetic marijuana, multiple glass pipes and an open container of alcohol hidden throughout the house.
Vangorder has been sent a summons to appear before Magisterial District Judge Fred Wheaton at 3:30 p.m. on June 2 for a preliminary hearing.